The dual celestial events will ring in the new year, although the luminous "wolf" supermoon may hamper skywatchers' view of ...

At hundreds of festivals each year around the world, enthusiasts grab their aerial toys and hope for the perfect windy ...

The Controversial History of the Word ‘Hillbilly,’ Which Was First Defined in Print 125 Years Ago. In 1900, a political writer described the “hill-billie” as someone who t ...

The year’s most notable findings also include insights into dog and sheep domestication and a new species of manta ray in the ...

The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center turned 60 this year. We're celebrating with six of our favorite stories since ...

The sturdy, well-built structure was likely constructed on dry land at a time when sea levels were much lower than they are ...

This has been quite the wild year in human evolution stories. Our relatives, living and extinct, got a lot of attention—from ...

The book has been donated jointly to Christ Church and the Bodleian Library, which are both part of the University of Oxford ...

Conservationists are racing to save the manumea, a chicken-sized bird that lives only on two Samoan islands, from extinction ...

Two months after thieves broke in and stole valuable jewels from the Louvre, the Paris museum is taking steps to beef up its ...

Adderall, Ritalin and other stimulants prescribed for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder seem to work on brain areas ...

Three experts share the science behind taking a dip in cold water—and offer safety tips that any potential plungers should ...